Toyota President Akio Toyoda Makes Production Announcement

Toyota President Akio Toyoda Makes Production Announcement

Toyota to Make Lexus ES in Kentucky Amid Localization Push

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Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., left, pauses before a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., left, pauses before a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Toyota to Make Lexus ES in Kentucky Amid Localization Push

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Mark Templin, managing officer of Toyota Motor Corp. and executive vice president of Lexus International, from left, Jim Lentz, president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales unit, and Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., stand for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, as Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mark Templin, managing officer of Toyota Motor Corp. and executive vice president of Lexus International, from left, Jim Lentz, president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales unit, and Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., stand for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, as Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Toyota to Make Lexus ES in Kentucky Amid Localization Push

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Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., second from left, descends a staircase before a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., second from left, descends a staircase before a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Toyota to Make Lexus ES in Kentucky Amid Localization Push

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Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., pauses during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., pauses during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Toyota to Make Lexus ES in Kentucky Amid Localization Push

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Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Toyota to Make Lexus ES in Kentucky Amid Localization Push

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Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Toyota to Make Lexus ES in Kentucky Amid Localization Push

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Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Toyota to Make Lexus ES in Kentucky Amid Localization Push

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Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Toyota to Make Lexus ES in Kentucky Amid Localization Push

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Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Toyota to Make Lexus ES in Kentucky Amid Localization Push

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Jim Lentz, president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales unit, speaks to reporters after a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, as Chief Executive Officer Akio Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Jim Lentz, president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales unit, speaks to reporters after a news conference in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, as Chief Executive Officer Akio Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker’s biggest markets. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images